Legal Opinion
State v. Winfrey
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 6, 1979No. 7819SC986PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ERWIN, Judge.
Defendant presents the following question for our determination:
“Whether the Trial Court erred in refusing to admit testimony by the former wife of the victim tending to show that the victim was a dangerous man, and that she had told the Defendant of his reputation and her experiences with him before the victim was killed, which testimony would have corroborated the Defendant’s testimony and was relevant to the material issue of the Defendant’s purpose in carrying a weapon when going to talk with the victim?”
We answer, “No.”
Defendant strongly contends that:
“[T]he inability of the…
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